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Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Intended for students of intermediate organic chemistry, this text shows how to write a reasonable mechanism for an organic chemical transformation. The discussion is organized by types of mechanisms and the conditions under which the reaction is executed, rather than by the overall reaction as is the case in most textbooks. The treatment emphasizes unifying principles, showing how common mechanisms link seemingly disparate reactions. Each chapter discusses common mechanistic pathways and suggests practical tips for drawing them. Worked problems are included in the discussion of each mechanism, and 'common error alerts' are scattered throughout the text to warn readers about pitfalls and misconceptions that bedevil students. Each chapter is capped by a large problem set. The author has drawn on his own research and the current literature to ensure that appropriate attention is given to topics across the range of modern organic chemistry. The text is unique in its inclusion of a chapter on reactions mediated or catalyzed by transition metals, an area in which mechanistic understanding is now essential. Relatively new topics such as olefin metathesis and cycloaromatization are covered without giving short shrift to more traditional areas such as carbonyl chemistry. The text assumes a basic knowledge of organic chemistry. It can be used either in a formal course or by students working on their own, and will be particularly useful for graduate students studying for qualifying examinations. It will also be useful to students and researchers in biochemistry, pharmacology, and inorganic chemistry.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -J. Kung and G.-C. Rota, in their 1984 paper, write: 'Like the Arabian phoenix rising out of its ashes, the theory of invariants, pronounced dead at the turn of the century, is once again at the forefront of mathematics'. The book of Sturmfels is both an easy-to-read textbook for invariant theory and a challenging research monograph that introduces a new approach to the algorithmic side of invariant theory. The Groebner bases method is the main tool by which the central problems in invariant theory become amenable to algorithmic solutions. Students will find the book an easy introduction to this 'classical and new' area of mathematics. Researchers in mathematics, symbolic computation, and computer science will get access to a wealth of research ideas, hints for applications, outlines and details of algorithms, worked out examples, and research problems. 208 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Fluid Mechanics, as a scientific discipline in a modern sense, was established between the last third of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th one. This book analyses its genesis, following its evolution along two basic lines of research, which have been named the 'problem of resistance' and the 'problem of discharge'. This approach highlights the existence of a remarkable experimental aspect in the aforementioned research lines, together with their link with problems of a practical nature, such as ballistics, hydraulics, fluid-using machines or naval theory. On the other hand, although previous studies usually present fluid mechanics from the point of view of mathematics, this is complemented here by an engineering viewpoint; gathering attempts made in the beginnings of fluid mechanics to see if the theory was capable of productive application in practical terms. This is nothing unusual in a time where the quality of knowledge and skill is measured largely by its usefulness.(c) Universidad Nacional de Education a Distancia, La Génesis de la Mecanica de los Fluidos (1640-1780) ISBN 84-362-3439-1.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Cognitive behavior therapy which has been adapted to treat so many problems, has also brought data-driven and data-yielding treatment to insomnia. Focusing on this evidence-based modality, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia is a much-needed treatment manual that provides clinicians with the why's and how's of this approach in concise and practical terms.This book, which is written as a reader-friendly guide, is intended for clinical trainees, non-insomnia sleep specialists, and for expert CBT clinicians from outside the sleep medicine field who wish to begin the process of learning to provide empirically validated CBT-I. The Book is organized into seven parts: definition of insomnia; review of the conceptual; framework for treatment; overview of the components of therapy; session-by-session guide; dialogues; assessment and eligibility for CBT-I; and sample documentation. The organizing principles for the guide can best be expressed as two seemingly simple questions: 'Who is appropriate for CBT-I ' 'What does one need to know to set up a Behavioral Sleep Medicine service 'The guide provides all that one needs to confidently answer these questions.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Das vorliegende Buch bietet eine geschlossene Darstellung betriebswirtschaftlicher Grundlagen der Dienstleistungsproduktion. Es erläutert die spezifischen Eigenarten von Dienstleistungen sowie die Besonderheiten der Dienstleistungsproduktion. Eine wesentliche Ergänzung der Neuauflage besteht in der Erfassung und Bewertung der für die Dienstleistungsproduktion zwingend erforderlichen externen Produktionsfaktoren. Dies bildet eine entscheidende Grundlage für das Management im Dienstleistungsbetrieb. Für das Beurteilen entsprechender Kostenwirkungen sowie für die Planung und Gestaltung des Dienstleistungsmarketing ist die Kenntnis dieser grundlegenden Sachverhalte unverzichtbar. Das Hauptanliegen dieses Buches besteht darin, Transparenz und Verständnis für den außerordentlich heterogenen Dienstleistungsbereich zu schaffen. Es basiert auf der betriebswirtschaftlichen Produktionstheorie unter ausführlicher Berücksichtigung der für die Thematik wesentlichen volkswirtschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen. 336 pp. Deutsch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Mit der Hilfe der Genozidkonvention sollte der Völkermord verhütet und bestraft werden. Diese Ziele wurden jedoch nicht erreicht. Auch nach dem Inkrafttreten der Konvention wurden unzählige Angehörige unterschiedlichster Gruppen verfolgt - bestraft wurden jedoch nur relativ wenige Täter. In dieser Arbeit werden die Defizite von Art. II Genozidkonvention aufgezeigt und Reformvorschläge entwickelt. 379 pp. Deutsch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Die Abschirmung elektromagnetischer Felder und Wellen ist seit langem ein elementares Problem der Elektrotechnik: Damit elektrische Geräte oder Systeme ungestört nebeneinander arbeiten können, ist oft eine Schirmung zur Verhinderung von Beeinflussungen erforderlich. Weitere Anwendungsbereiche sind geschirmte Mess- und Testumgebungen für Hochfrequenzmessungen und Funktionstests. Besondere Aktualität erhält das Thema durch Anwendungen zum Informationsschutz sowie zum Schutz vor vorsätzlicher elektromagnetischer Beeinflussung. Auch im Zuge der 'Elektrosmog-Diskussion' werden viele Leser über ungefärbte Hintergrundinformation dankbar sein.Neben der ausführlichen Behandlung der Theorie, insbesondere einer zeitgemäßen Interpretation des Werkes Heinrich Kadens, beschäftigt sich das Buch vor allem mit der Praxis: Mit vielen Messergebnissen und Abbildungen illustriert es Lösungen konkreter technischer Probleme. 528 pp. Deutsch. …

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Die Abschirmung elektromagnetischer Felder und Wellen ist seit langem ein elementares Problem der Elektrotechnik: Damit elektrische Geräte oder Systeme ungestört nebeneinander arbeiten können, ist oft eine Schirmung zur Verhinderung von Beeinflussungen erforderlich. Weitere Anwendungsbereiche sind geschirmte Mess- und Testumgebungen für Hochfrequenzmessungen und Funktionstests. Besondere Aktualität erhält das Thema durch Anwendungen zum Informationsschutz sowie zum Schutz vor vorsätzlicher elektromagnetischer Beeinflussung. Auch im Zuge der 'Elektrosmog-Diskussion' werden viele Leser über ungefärbte Hintergrundinformation dankbar sein.Neben der ausführlichen Behandlung der Theorie, insbesondere einer zeitgemäßen Interpretation des Werkes Heinrich Kadens, beschäftigt sich das Buch vor allem mit der Praxis: Mit vielen Messergebnissen und Abbildungen illustriert es Lösungen konkreter technischer Probleme. …

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Die Abschirmung elektromagnetischer Felder und Wellen ist seit langem ein elementares Problem der Elektrotechnik: Damit elektrische Geräte oder Systeme ungestört nebeneinander arbeiten können, ist oft eine Schirmung zur Verhinderung von Beeinflussungen erforderlich. Weitere Anwendungsbereiche sind geschirmte Mess- und Testumgebungen für Hochfrequenzmessungen und Funktionstests. Besondere Aktualität erhält das Thema durch Anwendungen zum Informationsschutz sowie zum Schutz vor vorsätzlicher elektromagnetischer Beeinflussung. Auch im Zuge der ¿Elektrosmog-Diskussion¿ werden viele Leser über ungefärbte Hintergrundinformation dankbar sein.Neben der ausführlichen Behandlung der Theorie, insbesondere einer zeitgemäßen Interpretation des Werkes Heinrich Kadens, beschäftigt sich das Buch vor allem mit der Praxis: Mit vielen Messergebnissen und Abbildungen illustriert es Lösungen konkreter technischer Probleme.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 528 pp. Deutsch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Of the three lecture courses making up the CIME summer school on Fluid Dynamics at Cetraro in 2005 reflected in this volume, the first, due to Sergio Albeverio describes deterministic and stochastic models of hydrodynamics.In the second course, Franco Flandoli starts from 3D Navier-Stokes equations and ends with turbulence. Finally, Yakov Sinai, in the 3rd course, describes some rigorous mathematical results for multidimensional Navier-Stokes systems and some recent results on the one-dimensional Burgers equation with random forcing. 184 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -For this printing of R. Bowen's book, J.-R. Chazottes has retyped it in TeX for easier reading, thereby correcting typos and bibliographic details. From the Preface by D. Ruelle: 'Rufus Bowen has left us a masterpiece of mathematical exposition. Here a number of results which were new at the time are presented in such a clear and lucid style that Bowen's monograph immediately became a classic. More than thirty years later, many new results have been proved in this area, but the volume is as useful as ever because it remains the best introduction to the basics of the ergodic theory of hyperbolic systems.' 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Nowadays we are facing numerous and important imaging problems: nondestructive testing of materials, monitoring of industrial processes, enhancement of oil production by efficient reservoir characterization, emerging developments in noninvasive imaging techniques for medical purposes - computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), X-ray and ultrasound tomography, etc. In the CIME Summer School on Imaging (Martina Franca, Italy 2002), leading experts in mathematical techniques and applications presented broad and useful introductions for non-experts and practitioners alike to many aspects of this exciting field. The volume contains part of the above lectures completed and updated by additional contributions on other related topics. 212 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Algebraic groups are treated in this volume from a group theoretical point of view and the obtained results are compared with the analogous issues in the theory of Lie groups. The main body of the text is devoted to a classification of algebraic groups and Lie groups having only few subgroups or few factor groups of different type. In particular, the diversity of the nature of algebraic groups over fields of positive characteristic and over fields of characteristic zero is emphasized. This is revealed by the plethora of three-dimensional unipotent algebraic groups over a perfect field of positive characteristic, as well as, by many concrete examples which cover an area systematically. In the final section, algebraic groups and Lie groups having many closed normal subgroups are determined. 228 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Granular matter displays a variety of peculiarities that distinguish it from other appearances studied in condensed matter physics and renders its overall mathematical modelling somewhat arduous. Prominent directions in the modelling granular flows are analyzed from various points of view. Foundational issues, numerical schemes and experimental results are discussed. The volume furnishes a rather complete overview of the current research trends in the mechanics of granular matter. Various chapters introduce the reader to different points of view and related techniques. New models describing granular bodies as complex bodies are presented. Results on the analysis of the inelastic Boltzmann equations are collected in different chapters. Gallavotti-Cohen symmetry is also discussed. 232 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book looks at economic sanctions, using a political economy foundation. The author investigates the effectiveness of sanctions and the human suffering caused by them from a political and economic vantage, addressing political decisions, case studies, and game theory explanations, as well as discussing the future of sanctions as statecraft. 237 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Drawing on rich source material - one local authority's involvement in the epic central/local confrontation over local government spending in 1980s England - this book develops a multifaceted and widely applicable analysis of public law within government as a process of 'sustaining the art of the possible'. 250 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This volume offers a close look at four cases of indigenous language revitalization: Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Saami in Scandinavia, Hñähñö in Mexico and Quechua and other indigenous languages in Latin America. Essays by experts from each case are in turn discussed in international perspective by four counterpart experts. 182 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A critical study of incentives commonly used to induce non-state armed groups to engage in peace negotiations. Offers a closer analysis of these incentives, which offer such groups a place or a stake in governance, suggesting that not only are they frequently ineffective, but that they can have unintended and dangerous side effects. 220 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the historical, social, psychological, technological, and political aspects that form the broad arena of homeland defence and security. The text provides a view of past events and their evolution, allowing the audience to gain a detailed knowledge of government response and policy implications. 205 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines the 1990s backlash against illegal immigrants. Wroe explains why many Americans turned against immigration, looking at the origins of California's Proposition 187 and its wider political implications. 294 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Artificial Evolution, EA 2007, held in Tours, France in October 2007.The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 62 submissions during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The papers cover all aspects of artificial evolution: genetic programming, swarm intelligence, combinatorial and multi-objective optimization, theory in genetic algorithms and evolutionary systems, as well as applications of evolutionary algorithms. 352 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Software architectures that contain many dynamically interacting components, each with its own thread of control, engaging in complex coordination protocols, are difficult to correctly and efficiently engineer. Agent-oriented modelling techniques are important for the design and development of such applications. This book provides a diverse and interesting overview of the work that is currently being undertaken by a growing number of researchers in the area of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering.This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Agent-Oriented Software Engineering, AOSE 2007, held in Honolulu, Hawaii in May 2007 as part of AAMAS 2007. The 16 revised full papers were carefully selected from numerous submissions during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The volume contains the papers presented at the workshop, together with papers resulting from discussions on tools and platforms. The papers have been organized into four sections on: methodology and processes, interacting heterogeneous agents, system development issues, and tools and case studies. 244 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Despite all the studies devoted to William Faulkner, he continues to be variously perceived. Focussing on his fiction, this study of Faulkner's multifaceted literary life explores the distinctive blend of continuity and innvoation that characterizes his novels and looks at the extensive and varied reactions they have elicited. 201 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book examines the institutionalization of self-help in the United States using organizational and social movement theories. Looking at a fifty-year period, Archibald charts the formation and dissolution of over 500 medical, academic, and popular organizations. He explores the ways in which the marginal practices of sufferers of chronic conditions like Parkinson's or alcoholism became the common solution for all manner of medical, behavioural, and psychological problems. 187 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The author offers a new assessment of the influence of the Vienna Circle on language study, and considers its relevance to the debate in present-day linguistics about the relative merits of 'intuitive' and 'real life' sources of data. 191 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book exposes the ways in which ostensibly normative sexualities depend upon queerness to shore up their claims of privilege. Through readings of such classic texts as The Canterbury Tales and Eger and Grime , Tison Pugh explains how sexual normativity can often be claimed only after queerness has been rejected. 220 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Films of Stephen King is the first collection of essays assembled on the cinematic adaptations of Stephen King. The individual chapters, written by cinema, television, and cultural studies scholars, examine the most important films from the King canon, from Carrie to The Shining to The Shawshank Redemption. 248 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In its nine chapters, this book provides an overview of the state-of-the-art and best practice in several sub-fields of evaluation of text and speech systems and components. The evaluation aspects covered include speech and speaker recognition, speech synthesis, animated talking agents, part-of-speech tagging, parsing, and natural language software like machine translation, information retrieval, question answering, spoken dialogue systems, data resources, and annotation schemes. With its broad coverage and original contributions this book is unique in the field of evaluation of speech and language technology.This book is of particular relevance to advanced undergraduate students, PhD students, academic and industrial researchers, and practitioners. 288 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Eugene Thomas Long Originally published in the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Volume 63, Nos 1-3. DOI: 10. 1007/s11153-007-9155-4 Springer Science+Business Media B. V. 2007 This volume is presented as a tribute to the life and work of D. Z. Phillips. Six of the articles were originally presented at the annual conference on the philosophy of religion organized by Phillips and held at Claremont Graduate University, February 9-10, 2007. Unfortunately, Phillipsdidnotlivetoparticipateintheconferenceitself. HediedunexpectedlyJuly25,2006 in the library of his beloved University of Wales, Swansea. Previously published volumes of essays,basedonconferencesorganizedbyPhillipsinClaremont,includedachapterentitled, 'Voices in Discussion,' in which Phillips provided his own reactions to the discussions wr- ten almost immediately after the conference. Sadly, this volume appears without the addition of his voice. Born in Morriston, near Swansea, Phillips was a Welsh speaker, a strong supporter of Welsh speaking schools and the author of many works in philosophy and literature in Welsh and English. Known widely as the leading representative of the movement in the philo- phy of religion called Wittgensteinianism, Phillips spent much of his effort challenging the tendency of philosophers to elevate one kind of discourse to the point where it becomes the norm by which other forms of discourse are to be judged. 148 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A clear and concise introduction to moral and political philosophy which critically analyses arguments about controversial and topical practical issues - drug laws, justifications of punishment, civil disobedience, whether there is a duty to obey the law, and global poverty. 254 pp. Englisch.…